
FOOD STUFF
••• First look at the menu for Bar Le Côte, the Bell’s spinoff opening soon in Los Olivos.
••• Revolver is making cheesesteaks for a limited time (photo by Carl Perry).
••• Opening forecast for the Cabrillo Pavilion restaurant.
••• Update on the Kitchen incubator/restaurant coming to State Street.
••• Handlebar’s secret project.
••• Mor Doughnuts is rebranding.
••• Wine Therapy moved to its new space.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s closings: Four acres, mountain views, and an outdoor amphitheater for $28 million; off-market flip of novelist Sue Grafton’s Picacho Lane house; French Regency awash in pink on Eucalyptus Hill; the Mission Canyon midcentury with a stone bathroom; a sexy one-bedroom in San Marcos Pass; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Front-country trails included in statewide forest closure.
••• Cruise ship moratorium extended till March.
••• 33 “pallet houses” downtown to temporarily house the homeless.
••• Cannabis farmers agree to odor-control measures.
••• Two of the zoo’s giraffes are pregnant.
••• Another section of Montecito sidewalks were completed.
••• New thrift store.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Increased speed-limit enforcement in Highway 101 construction zones.
••• Another hint that the Biltmore and Coral Casino could be splitting up.
••• Antiques store opening in Montecito (above).
••• Rare white abalone spotted off Santa Cruz Island.
••• Reading by writer T.C. Boyle.
••• More on the inflatable elephant art project.
••• Santa Barbara Airport parking signage.
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Recent Comments
That offramp closure is absolutely nuts. It's for 8 months ??? — MB
Has Sandpiper made any progress in getting approvals and support needed for the renovation? I saw an ad in the Independent that days “coming soon”,… — Pete
I am not Mexican nor a farm worker and I’m still insured by that comment. Wow… just wow. Roy — Roy
Yes, it closes June 29, as mentioned here: https://www.sitelinesb.com/county-to-consider-building-more-workforce-housing/ — Erik Torkells
The Rite aid on Fairview is also apparently closing, according to signs posted around the shopping center — Ryan
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The site is owned and run by someone who leans liberal (as I do) and I’m not sure what the exclamation point person gets out… — AFC
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The Sando Truck will be in the parking lot. — Erik Torkells